Re: First major snowfall this year

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was french, you know. All that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff > about the english he wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>80 >> days - > he made that up. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember what he said about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the >> English. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The character description of Phineas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fox > and the members of the club, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mean. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember the descriptions. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one who bet against Phineas Fogg was a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> real asshole. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way, either. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The very first scene is where Fox fires
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> his servant for serving a boiled egg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that has not been boiled exactly the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> required 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. And then he goes to his club. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is in line with the behaviour of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pompous asses on shows like Downton
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Abbey. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, it worked out for him because he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> met Passe portout. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> references and no interview or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test-boiling 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of eggs. Because he had to catch a train. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We all have our own methods.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was on a tight schedule at the tine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Typical. Everyone is in a hurry.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To be fair he had a lot of money on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> line... I can see where that will make someone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> skip some of the details. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. Philleas Fogg, you are forgiven...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You say that now, but imagine what all his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gentlemanly acquaintances would think if they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knew... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing they would be thrilled that he had a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-white man servant. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Being english it was probably more scandalous that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he employed a frenchman. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was probably socially acceptable to employ a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fr*nchman to iron your knickers and such.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could be, but as a man-servant he would be in direct
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contact with his master a lot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still a man-servant none-the-less.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But French.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wouldn't it be better to have a Frenchman at your beck
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and call? An exotic foreign servant?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's my impression the neither "exotic" nor "foreign"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were considered positive attribute in that time and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> place. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have the opposite impression.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> May I suggest some contemporary (19th/early 20th century)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> literature describing the non-english populations of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> empire... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Getting sleepy...can't seem to stay awake....
>>>>>>>>>>>> Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe some Kipling...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Can you read to me?
>>>>>>>>>> *bats eyelashes*
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sure. But do you think you can hear it from over there.
>>>>>>>>> (Do I even have any Kipling in the house? Hmmm)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can call me and read a chapter or so or record a file and
>>>>>>>> send it over. 
>>>>>>> I still don't know if I have any Kipling. Also don't you already
>>>>>>> have everything ever published on your e-reader thingie...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't have *every* book...
>>>>>> Also, it doesn't read to me.
>>>>> I'm sure there is an even more advanced gizmo you can buy that
>>>>> will read to you in whatever voice you prefer.
>>>>
>>>> There is. I heard BeH is going to read me some Kipling.
>>>
>>> Well I checked. I have nothing by Kipling. I can sort of hum part of
>>> Baloo's song for D*sney's version of the Jungle Book but that's
>>> about it. 
>>>
>> 
>> The Bear Necessities?
> Exactly. hm hm hm hmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hm...
>> You can get some Kipling from the library, I bet.
>> Or just choose something else.
> 
> Or choose to not. In any case I don't have a microphone.
> 

You're breaking my heart :(
(You can record on your cellphone --d'oh!)